Center Console, Basic

Storage Compartments, Covers and Trim

Center Console, Basic

• To provide a better overview, the seats are not shown in the following illustration. It is not necessary to remove the seats.

Removal

- Remove footwell trim. Refer to => [ Footwell Trim ] Footwell Trim

- Remove front ashtray or front compartment. Refer to => [ Front Ashtray or Front Compartment ] Front Ashtray or Front Compartment

- Remove Infotainment trim. Refer to => [ Infotainment Trim ] Infotainment Trim

- Remove the cover, "Climatronic/Climatic". Refer to => [ Climatronic and Climatic Cover ] Climatronic and Climatic Cover

Vehicles without "Climatronic/Climatic"

- Remove heater and ventilation controls.

"Climatic" A/C System with Manual Control

Remove the heater and A/C controls, Climatic.

"Climatronic" A/C System with Automatic Control

- Remove the A/C Display Control Head, Climatronic (E87) and Climatronic Control Module (J255).

- Remove lining mat - 1 - from center console.

- Remove the two bolts - 2 -.

- Remove the two nuts - 3 -.

• To remove the following screws - 4 -, the seats must be moved accordingly.

- Remove the two bolts - 4 -.

- Raise center console in rear area.

Vehicles with an AUX-In socket in the center console

- Remove the AUX IN socket.

- Loosen the center console from the centering tabs - 5 - in the center console.





Installation

- Insert center console in the two centering tabs - 5 - in instrument panel.

Vehicles with an AUX-In socket in the center console

- Install the AUX IN socket.

- Secure center console with two screws - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Bolt in center console in rear area with two nuts - 3 - (6 Nm).

- Secure center console in center and side area with two bolts - 4 - (1.5 Nm).

- Lay lining mat - 1 - in center console.





Rest of installation of center console is the reverse order of removal.